By locking bifold doors into a straight position that won t bend you can create doors that swing out like standard closet doors.
How to turn sliding closet doors into swing open doors.
The first step to convert sliding doors to hinged doors is to remove the sliding doors from their track.
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They should be hanging from the track by wheels at the tops of the doors.
You may have to wiggle them a bit but once they come off remove the wheels from the doors and remove the track from the closet opening.
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You can then attach hooks or bars to the back side of the closet doors for additional storage.
You might be able to reuse some of the hinges already on your bi fold door magnetic catch.
Materials needed to turn a bi fold door into french doors.
The project requires only a few pieces of hardware and about an hour of work.
Check with the level to ensure the door s are plumb and level.
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The old doors weren t horrible doors at least they had a colonial look.
I love closet doors that open wide it s so easy to see what s inside.
This video shows details of how to.
May 11 2014 sliding closet doors can be repurposed as swing doors with hinges two doorknobs and a central latch.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 if hanging more than one sliding door.
Fit the hinge leaf into the cutout.
Door hinges we used 6 hinges.
Ensure that the doors can move easily in the path created by the upper and lower door tracks guides.
Plus if you need to keep something large like a desk or something wide it s a much more efficient use of.
But sliding doors are a little awkward to use and mine kept coming off the tracks.
Cut the tracing out to a depth of 1 8 inch using a chisel.
Standard doors open all the way rarely get stuck and open up the closet to its fullest.
The removal of the sliding doors should include removing all railings and sliding track to make room for new swing doors.
Its no big deal to convert a bi fold to a swinging door.
Trace the outline of the hinge leaf on the side of the door.